Letters | Readers write about Sen. McConnell

Sen. Mitch McConnell

No solution on Syria

Once again, in response to your editorial about Sen. Mitch McConnell's lack of a position on the Syrian crisis, the senator begins with an attack on The Courier-Journal as the bastion of liberalism. He must have these paragraphs permanently in his word file and just inserts them.

The senator does point out all of the complex issues involved in ending the crisis in Syria. He states, "Ultimately, I've concluded that being credible on Syria requires presenting a credible response, and having a credible strategy." While he criticizes the president's strategy he fails to provide any credible strategy himself. He typically, like so many other critics of the president, criticizes but offers no detailed plan himself.

He says that President Obama lacks a strategy for ending Syria's civil war. Well, Senator, do you have a plan for ending the senseless slaughter in Syria? If so, please present it to the people, to the president, or your fellow senators so that you can be credited with solving this crisis. If not, please refrain from offering nothing but criticism.

It is easy to criticize, but so much more difficult to come up with a concrete solution.

STAN DOMZALSKI

Louisville 40223

Keep on printing

Please never stop printing anything from Mitch McConnell. His lies are getting further and further from reality to the point where he is now making himself appear foolish. It appears that even rank and file Republicans are tired of his constant lying about everything. He must avoid looking at himself in the mirror or he would see that he has become a joke not only in Kentucky but across the country.

DON MILLER

Louisville 40215

Whack-A-Mac

Your front page story on Sept. 16 announced "Senator faces hard choices," and follows with the various choices facing Mitch McConnell. I don't see that he should change anything - just say "no" to everything until the dust settles and go back in your hole, Mr. Leader. When you finally come out we can gather around and play Whack-A-Mac.

EDWARD C. SCHIEFF

Louisville 40207

Flip flop

I found it rather curious that our erstwhile Sen. McConnell seems to flip flop on the Syrian situation. First he says we have no strategy and opposes a strike, then ends the article with the fact that there is a failure to project America's strength. Which way is it, Senator? Seems like he wants it both ways. What a political hack.

D. LEFFLER

Louisville 40223

About health care reform

A recent contributor complained Sen. McConnell was telling half-truths in an attack ad. Specifically, when UPS announced it was dropping insurance coverage for 15,000 employee spouses, the senator failed to mention those spouses qualified for insurance coverage with their own employer.

The rest of the story is the president promised when Obamacare was passed, "if you wish, you can keep your present plan and your present doctor." He failed to add, "unless your employer elects to drop spousal coverage of those who qualify for coverage thru their own employer; elects to drop health insurance altogether for employees, spouses, and children and pay the 'per head penalty' if that option costs less; or elects to reduce the number of full-time employees, by adding part-time employees, to legally avoid compliance with Obamacare." These are not just possibilities, they are now realities.

When the president made his promise, was it a half-truth? Or a lie of omission? Or should we give the president the benefit of the doubt? Could it be, when Nancy Pelosi said the legislation would have to be passed before we could learn what was in it, she was also including the president?

DENNIS W. MILLER

Louisville 40223

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Email this article

Letters | Readers write about Sen. McConnell

Once again, in response to your editorial about Sen. Mitch McConnell's lack of a position on the Syrian crisis, the senator begins with an attack on The Courier-Journal as the bastion of liberalism.